SonicWALL SMA1000 up to 12.4.3-03093/12.5.0-02002 Management Console authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SonicWALL SMA1000 up to 12.4.3-03093/12.5.0-02002. This impacts an unknown function of the component Management Console. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-40602. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SonicWALL SMA1000 up to 12.4.3-03093/12.5.0-02002. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).

The advisory is shared at psirt.global.sonicwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-40602. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279000 (SonicWall SMA 1000 Series <= 12.4.3-03093 / 12.5.x <= 12.5.0-02283 Local Privilege Escalation (SNWLID-2025-0019)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 12/17/2025 with a due date of 12/24/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable

Upgrading to version 12.4.3-03245 or 12.5.0-02283 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (1059), Tenable (279000) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2873). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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  • SonicWall SMA

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Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Nessus ID: 279000
Nessus Name: SonicWall SMA 1000 Series <= 12.4.3-03093 / 12.5.x <= 12.5.0-02283 Local Privilege Escalation (SNWLID-2025-0019)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SMA1000 12.4.3-03245/12.5.0-02283

Timelineinfo

12/17/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/19/2026 +92 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sonicwall.com

Advisory: SNWLID-2025-0019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40602 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337093
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2873 - SonicWall SMA1000 (AMC): Schwachstelle erm&ouml;glicht Privilegieneskalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2025 23:32
Updated: 03/19/2026 20:28
Changes: 12/17/2025 23:32 (52), 12/17/2025 23:33 (2), 12/18/2025 03:33 (9), 12/19/2025 04:56 (2), 12/20/2025 16:45 (1), 12/20/2025 23:49 (7), 03/19/2026 20:28 (2)
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